Unity Academy Blackpool is a all-through school located in Blackpool. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 04/10/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Warbreck Hill Road, Blackpool

School Information

Address: Warbreck Hill Road, Blackpool, FY2 0TS
Website: http://www.unity.blackpool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01253478129
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Blackpool
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stephen Cooke
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139675

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/10/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 895
Number of Pupils: 973
Number of Boys: 481
Number of Girls: 492

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 16% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 6.5 Confidence interval 4.9 to 8.1
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.4
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 1.8 to 4.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:80%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.59 Confidence interval -0.88 to -0.3
Of the 84 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 74 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:12%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:83%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:17%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:34.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.71
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Seacrest Avenue , FY1 2SD 		3out of 4 640 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Langdale Free School
95 Warbreck Drive , Bispham FY2 9RZ 		3out of 4 788 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Westminster Primary Academy
Westminster Road , FY1 2QE 		3out of 4 984 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Layton Primary School
Meyler Avenue , Layton FY3 7DX 		4out of 4 1,109 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Moor Park Primary School
Moor Park Avenue , Bispham FY2 0LY 		3out of 4 1,437 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic Academy
St Walburga's Road , FY3 7EQ 		3out of 4 1,730 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Blackpool Aspire Academy
Blackpool Old Road , FY3 7LS 		3out of 4 1,749 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Montgomery Academy
All Hallows Road , Bispham FY2 0AZ 		2out of 4 2,391 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Baines School
Highcross Road , FY6 8BE 		2out of 4 3,252 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Blackpool Sixth Form College
Blackpool Old Road , FY3 7LR 		- not rated 1,728 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Blackpool and the Fylde College
Ashfield Road , Bispham FY2 0HB 		- not rated 3,003 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Unity Academy Blackpool
Warbreck Hill Road , FY2 0TS 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highfurlong School
Blackpool Old Road , FY3 7LS 		4out of 4 1,731 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Tower Learning Centre
316 Church Street , FY1 3QE 		- not rated 2,089 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Woodlands School
Whitegate Drive , FY3 9HF 		3out of 4 2,923 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Park Community Academy
158 Whitegate Drive , FY3 9HF 		4out of 4 2,982 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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